Strong's Hebrew · H2132

זַיִת

zayith · zay'-yith

olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.

Definition

an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry

Derivation

probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));

Appears 38 times in Scripture

Exodus 30:24

500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Leviticus 24:2

“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Psalms 52:8

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

Exodus 27:20

And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

Zechariah 14:4

On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.

Genesis 8:11

And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth.

Haggai 2:19

Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”

Deuteronomy 8:8

a land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive oil and honey;

Exodus 23:11

but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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